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Private and public green spaces: meaningful but different settings
Abstract There is an increased demand for more dwelling space in Western countries. In the Netherlands, this is expressed as an overwhelming preference for a single-family dwelling with a garden. In contrast to these consumer preferences, governments pursue a compact-city agenda, which implies high-density and mixed-use cities. This gap between consumer preference and government policy has led many policy makers, planners and developers to design dwelling concepts for urban areas in which the private domestic garden is substituted by public green space. In this paper we investigate whether this substitution makes sense or not by comparing the meanings people attach to both concepts. Our results clearly show that unique combinations of functions and meanings are attached to the domestic garden and public green space. Key aspects of public green space are its contribution to the livability of the dwelling environment and to the experience of nature. A key feature of the domestic garden is that it is considered as an outdoor extension of the dwelling that affords casual leisure. So, public and private green spaces are not just simple substitutes for each other.
Private and public green spaces: meaningful but different settings
Abstract There is an increased demand for more dwelling space in Western countries. In the Netherlands, this is expressed as an overwhelming preference for a single-family dwelling with a garden. In contrast to these consumer preferences, governments pursue a compact-city agenda, which implies high-density and mixed-use cities. This gap between consumer preference and government policy has led many policy makers, planners and developers to design dwelling concepts for urban areas in which the private domestic garden is substituted by public green space. In this paper we investigate whether this substitution makes sense or not by comparing the meanings people attach to both concepts. Our results clearly show that unique combinations of functions and meanings are attached to the domestic garden and public green space. Key aspects of public green space are its contribution to the livability of the dwelling environment and to the experience of nature. A key feature of the domestic garden is that it is considered as an outdoor extension of the dwelling that affords casual leisure. So, public and private green spaces are not just simple substitutes for each other.
Private and public green spaces: meaningful but different settings
Coolen, Henny (author) / Meesters, Janine (author)
2011
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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